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Manchester to Leeds journey times to be slashed as upgrade budget trebles – but government still won't listen to local leaders

The Manchester to York route will be fully electrified

Manchester Evening News

Journey times could be cut as government makes £9bn TransPennine promise

The government said the extra funding could 'potentially' lead to up to 4,000 jobs created

Birmingham Post

The Northern Agenda: North's best-kept railway secret will bring faster, cleaner journeys

But communities on or near the route are being warned to expect disruption

Manchester Evening News

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A legacy of broken promises: What Boris Johnson's tenure meant for Greater Manchester - and where we go from here

'What we've had in this country over the last three years is populist rhetoric that has furthered the divide of communities across the UK'

Manchester Evening News

Overground HS2 Piccadilly plan is 'cutting off Manchester's ambition'

Labour's shadow transport secretary has blasted the decision and has backed the MEN's campaign.

Manchester Evening News

Drivers will have to 'sprint' full length of train to get away on time in 'short-sighted' plan for Piccadilly station

'This is a 21st century high-tech train service reliant on a bloke from Stoke running the length of a train'

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Sex work is 'last option' for women struggling with cost of living

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Minister blasts cost of underground Piccadilly HS2 station as 'crazy' after shelving plans - but London will still get one

The Manchester Evening News is calling on the Government not botch one of the most important transport projects ever to be built in the north of England

Manchester Evening News

Plans for HS2 on the cheap threaten to turn swathes of Manchester into a building site and botch a once in a lifetime opportunity

Politicians and rail experts are increasingly concerned about plans for an overground HS2 station in Manchester city centre - warning of up to a decade of chaos and disruption. Today the Manchester Evening News calls on ministers to think again.

Manchester Evening News

Ugly concrete stilts could soon tower over Manchester, kill 14,000 jobs and wreck city's 'once-in-a-lifetime' chance

Manchester council leader and others have made an urgent call to change the government's HS2 plans

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham demands to see the maths behind dashed plans for underground station at Piccadilly

'Future generations won't forgive us. This goes beyond politics, it's what's best for the North of England for the rest of this century and beyond'

Manchester Evening News

London's £19bn Elizabeth line opens today - but where's the Crossrail for the North?

'Boris is now saying we need a Crossrail 2, and yeah, we probably do but that will be another £30bn. Where’s that money and why isn’t it being spent in Manchester and Leeds?'

Manchester Evening News

Plans to extend HS2 railway and add lines between Manchester and Liverpool

The journey time between Manchester and Liverpool will be cut to 35 minutes

Liverpool Echo

Bill for next phase of HS2 to see line extended from Crewe to Manchester - but Burnham says it is the 'wrong' plan

New 'high speed stations' are set to be built at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport to make way for new lines

Manchester Evening News

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